illinois, utah, california... now here. heh. sweat, hard work, hunger sometimes, and movin' on with high hopes, more sweat, and less money in the bank. it's hard enough on a single man, but... when you got a woman and boy lookin' up to you for everything... it ain't easy to fail. a lot of people think it is, but...it ain't. you sure you don't want some? no, that's all right. go ahead. you know, when i first came here, i swore to god almighty i'd die before i failed again. one night out in the pasture i got down on my knees and i swore it. things went pretty good for a while, too. had a good calf crop that first year. and the second winter, the blizzard hit us, and... come spring, i found my whole herd under ten feet of snow. nothin' left. hmm. losin' again. well, this is the last of it. you, me, and... the army of vengeance. it's no good chewin' on it, jubal. you don't want to fight alongside a loser, too, do you? i don't want to fight alongside a quitter. i ain't a quitter. i'm gonna fight here, and i'm gonna die. there's nothi